All proceeds from the Pirate Alumni Road Race and Fun Run benefit East Carolina Alumni Association scholarships. The Alumni Association annually awards deserving ECU undergraduate students with $1,000 and $2,500 scholarships to be used in the following academic year. To date, the Alumni Association has awarded 176 scholarships.
Please visit the Scholarships page to learn more about our scholarship program and recipients.
Awards
are presented to the first three male finishers overall, to the first
three female finishers overall, and the top three male and female
finishers in each of the following age groups:
- 15 and under
- 16-19
- 20-29
- 30-39
- 40-49
- 50-59
- 60-69
- 70 and over
No awards are presented to
Fun Run participants.
Next Race
The 2013 Pirate Alumni Road Race and Fun Run is scheduled for Saturday, April 20 at 9:00 a.m. Click here for complete details.
History of the Road Race
2012
Results:
By Age Group
Overall
Student Team Competition
Photos
2011
Race was held April 16 at 9:00 a.m. and started at U.B.E at the corner of Cotanche Street and Reade Circle. This year our ECU ROTC cannon team started the race with a firing of an actual cannon. Also, a new student team challenge component was added to the race. Teams of six (three females and three males) raced for $300, $200, and $100 prizes. The event was presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and sponsored by Achieve magazine, All Star Screen Printing, Brueggers, Coca-Cola, East Carolina Road Racing, Occasions Party and Tent Rentals, Peak Performance Sports and Physical Therapy, Minges Bottling Group (Pepsi), Runner’s, RoadID, Southern Insurance Agency, U.B.E, and WITN.
Results:
By Age Group
Overall
Student Team Competition
2010
Race was held April 17 at 9:00 a.m. and started at the Taylor-Slaughter Alumni Center. The event was presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and sponsored by Core Fitness & Wellness Center, Culligan Water, Christopher J. Gauland of Eastern Carolina Foot and Ankle Specialists, East Carolina Road Racing, Minges Bottling Group (Pepsi), Occasions Party & Tent Rentals, Orthopaedics East, Panera Bread, RoadID, Runner's World, Scott Investigations, Southern Insurance Agency, and WITN.
Results:
By Age Group
Overall
Photos
2009
Race was held April 12 at 9:00 a.m.
and started at Chico's Mexican Restaurant. The event was presented by
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and sponsored by Buffalo Wild
Wings, Chico's, Coastal Beverage Company, East Carolina Foot and Ankle Specialists, East Carolina Road Racing, Mountain Valley Spring Water, Occasions Party & Tent Rentals, Panera Bread, Road ID, Runner's World, Signs Now, and WITN.
Results:
By Age Group
Overall
Photos
2008
Race was held April 12 at 9:00 a.m. and started at Chico's Mexican Restaurant. The event was presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wings, ECU Physical Therapy, and Panera Bread. The 2008 event added $6,000 to the Alumni Scholarship endowment.
Results
Photos
Further Information
For more information, contact the Alumni Center at 800-ECU-GRAD or alumni@PirateAlumni.com.